23rd Visual Effects Society Nominations

Nothing too unusual about these other than that they disagreed fairly well from BAFTA’s nominees. All of the Oscar shortlisters got at least one nomination. If we went solely off the titles that got the most nominations, Dune: Part Two, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Better Man, and Mufasa: The Lion King would take up four of the slots with two-time nominees Civil War, Gladiator II, and Twisters would be battling it out for the final slot. This lines up pretty well with their primary visual effects category with Twisters fitting in over Gladiator II. That said, Civil War reps a nod in supporting visual effects and that’s often been a stepping stone to the top spot. But don’t take these for certain because as BAFTA showed, the narrower voting bloc can sometimes go in a different direction.

Nominations Tallies

(7) Dune: Part Two
(6) Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
(5) The Wild Robot
(4) Better Man
(3) Mufasa: The Lion King
(2) Blitz, Civil War, Gladiator II, Inside Out 2, Kung Fu Panda 4, Moana 2, Transformers One, Twisters, Ultraman: Rising, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
(1) Alien: Romulus, Constellation, Deadpool & Wolverine, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Here, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, Nosferatu, Thelma the Unicorn, Venom: The Last Dance, Wicked, Young Woman and the Sea

The Nominations

Best Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Mufasa: The Lion King
Twisters

Best Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

Blitz
Civil War
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1
Nosferatu
Young Woman and the Sea

Best Visual Effects in an Animated Feature

Inside Out 2
Moana 2
Transformers One
Ultraman: Rising
The Wild Robot

Best Character in a Photoreal Feature

Noa – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Raka – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Robbie Williams – Better Man
Taka – Mufasa: The Lion King

Best Character in an Animation Feature

Anxiety – Inside Out 2
Gromit – Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Roz – The Wild Robot
Vic Diamond – Thelma the Unicorn

Best Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature

The Arrakeen Basin – Dune: Part Two
The Emerald City – Wicked
Rome – Gladiator II
Washington D.C. – Civil War

Best Created Environment in an Animated Feature

Aqueduct – Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Forest – The Wild Robot
Iacon City – Transformers One
Juniper City – Kung Fu Panda 4

Best Effects Simulations in an Photoreal Feature

Atomic Explosions and Wormriding – Dune: Part Two
Burning Village, Rapids and Floods – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Water, Fire & Symbiote Effects – Venom: The Last Dance
Twisters

Best Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature

Kung Fu Panda 4
Moana 2
Ultraman: Rising
The Wild Robot

Best Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project

Blitz
Constellation
The Penguin; Safe Guns

Best Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project

Ant-Man Arena – Deadpool & Wolverine
The Colosseum – Gladiator II
The Harkonnen Harvester – Dune: Part Two
Renaissance Space Station – Alien: Romulus

Best CG Cinematography

Arrakis – Dune: Part Two
Better Man
Egg Climb – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
The Red Dragon and the Gold; Battle at Rook’s Rest – House of the Dragon, Season 2

Best Compositing & Lighting in a Photoreal Feature

Better Man
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
The Wild Robot
Wormriding, Geidi Prime, and the Final Battle – Dune: Part Two

Emerging Technology Award

Artis-Driven Machine Learning Character – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Neural Performance Toolset – Here
Nuke CopyCat – Dune: Part Two
Phase Synced Flash-Gun System – The Penguin
Real-Time Interactive Filmmaking, from Stage to Post – Mufasa: The Lion King